11 Cool Vintage Things to Collect
Are you on the search for some fun vintage items to collect? If so, you might be overwhelmed by the vast amount of things you could start accumulating. To help …
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Stories and vintage guides about our favorite antique items, collectibles and cultural pastimes.
7 Easy Steps to Clean and Refurbish Cast Iron Pans
Raised in the south, the first thing a girl like me is taught–other than southern hospitality–is how to cook with cast iron skillets. Whether it was cornbread or fried green …
Looking Back at the Wooton Desk: A Unique Collectible
The Wooton desk could be considered a variation of the secretary’s desk. However, the design of the Wooton desk is much more elaborate. They had plenty of drawers, nooks, and …
Antique Spotlight: The Hoosier Cabinet (Ultimate Kitchen Decor)
Growing up, I remember an old oak cabinet sitting in my grandma’s dining room. She used it to store her China and display her decorative dishes. I never knew there …
History of Smith-Corona Typewriters: From Shotguns to Spell Check
A few years ago, I bought a typewriter. It’s vintage, blue and cream in color, and made sometime in the 1960s or 1970s. It probably had a carrying case at …
Vintage Navigational Tools (And How They’re Useful Today)
Navigation can be pretty tricky. Considering how many people can get lost in a parking lot, just think how much harder it was for people to traverse unknown lands or …
The Polaroid Camera: The Story of Instant Photography
How do you take photos every day? If you are like the rest of the world, you probably take photos with the same thing you’re reading this with: your smartphone. …
Remington Typewriter Models: An Overview
Here we are again looking at another antique typewriter brand – Remington. I’m still fascinated by old typewriters and Remington is no exception. They’re gorgeous machines that look great whether …
The Quill Pen: History and Examples
When most people think of ancient writers, they imagine them with a piece of parchment and an elaborate quill pen. This tool has a vast history and was used to …
What is a Dry Sink? Your Pre-Plumbing Guide
A dry sink is a piece of furniture that has a basin and a pitcher holder for people to wash their hands or certain items with. It was designed before …
A Guide to Prohibition Era Clothing & Styles
Hey, all you Flippers and Flappers, do you know your onions about clothing during prohibition? Don’t know who that is? A flipper is a guy, and a flapper is a girl, …
The History of the Diary, the Original Blog
Diaries, the from the Latin word dies for ‘day’, are records of daily life and opinions organized by date. The art of diary-keeping became popular in the 18th century, and …
Rotary Phones: History, How They Work and Vintage Models
When the telephone was created in 1876, it inspired many inventors to improve upon its basic design. One of these improvements was the rotary dial telephone. This device led to …
Types of Lanterns: A Vintage Guide
Lanterns have become a staple of primitive style decoration in the past twenty years or so, but there was a time in history that the use of lanterns would be …